Astro Boy is pretty iconic in Japan. You can now own this Sitting Atom Astro Boy Robot. It can sing, dance, and talk in Japanese. The robot comes with AI and can remember up to 12 people’s faces. You can use its chest to watch YouTube.
In the future, we will use more sophisticated rovers for planetary exploration. Georgia Tech is working with NASA to create a scaled-down planetary robot that can work itself out of a jam. It is inspired by NASA’s RP15 rover. The rover has appendages that can lift and wiggly wheels.
There is no better way to learn coding and robotics than building your own robots. Stuff Made Here has come up with a robotic basketball hoop that makes it harder to miss shots. This backboard adjusts to make sure your shot goes in.
Meet the NavVis VLX: an indoor mobile mapping system with Velodyne LiDAR sensors to capture accurate data points. It has a lightweight, ergonomic design for data capture in complex environments such as construction sites. Its software uses advanced SLAM technology to deliver survey-grade point cloud quality.
Seeding drones are nothing new. The idea has been explored in the past. XAG has joined hands with DELWP and HDLN for a post-fire drone seeding mission in Australia. 3 P Series drones were equipped with JetSeed granule spreading system to distribute seeds directly on Lake Cobrico. Within 2 days, 40 hectares of burned land were covered with a blend of 12 different seeds.
Meet the Cinematic Boxfish ROV: an underwater robot for serious photography and video in any body of water. It features 10-bit LOG recording and monitoring. It also has 120-frames per second and RAW recording options.
Here is a compact little robot that can treat tight muscles on your back and give you a relaxing massage. The Wheeme Body Massaging Robot gently moves over your body and caresses your back as it rolls. It moves up and down in fluid motion and uses its ridged rubberized wheels to treat your back. It also vibrates to ease aches in your body.
Meet the RSAW: a robot with wave producing mechanism that can traverse challenging surfaces and climb obstacles. It can reach a speed of up to 20 cm/s. This robot produces waves to move on uneven terrain or sideways.
In the past few years, we have covered plenty of robots inspired by nature. The Mole-bot is a directional drilling robot that simulates the mole’s biological structure and behavior for exploration. A localization algorithm is used to estimate the robot’s position and orientation under ground.
We have covered plenty of food preparation robots here. This video from DENSO Robotics shows a high speed SCARA robot for trimming potatoes. It takes 2 seconds for the robot to trim a potato.
